Fruit paring and coring machine.



H. A.'NE| 0N. mun PAmNGANn comm; MACHINE. APPLICATION FlLE'D MAY 23| 1917.

i Patented A111523, 1,918.

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FRUIT PARINGAND CORING MACHINE.

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To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that lf, HARRY A. NELON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Charlottesville, in the county of Albemarle and State of Virginia, have invented new and useful Improvements in Fruit Paring and Coring Machines, of which the following is a specification. Y

This invention is an improved device for coring and dividing apples and similar fruit.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide simple means whereby the core'is completely removed and the fruit `is divided into any desired number of parts. A further object is to provide a device of this character having dividing knives shaped to allow ieces of soft core, or offruit which may adhere to the unit being operatedon, to be thrown free of the coring knife, and to prevent clogging or breaking of the fruit.

A further object is to provide a cutting del vice which may be placed on many forms of paring and coring machines now in igeneral use, without requiring lalteration of the arrangement of such machines.

rlhe invention will be hereinafter fully set forth and particularly pointed out in the claims.v a

i ln the accompanying drawing v Figure 1 is aperspeotive view of a portion of a fruit paring and coring machine, with the invention applied thereto. ,Fig '2 is a longitudinal sectional view illustrating the coring and dividing device.

Referring to the drawing, 10 designates the fork of an apple paring and coring machine, which may be of any suitable or desired construction, capable ofjsupporting an apple 11, or similar fruit, in position to be acted upon by the paring device 12. These parts may ,be of any desired construction and are only conventionally shown for purposes of illustration.

The coring knife carrier 13 is provided with a stationary shaft 14, conveniently supported, to .one en d of which is attached the coring knife 15, said shaft 14 being illustrated as providedwitha reduced portion 16 extending into the end of the coring device 15, `and attached to the latter` by screws 17. 1 Rotatably mounted upon the reduced portion 16 is a `sleeve 18,',carrying a plurality of radially disposed knives 19, the edge of each knifecontiguous to the coring device15being cutout 0n a curvedline, as illustrated at 2O to provide aV clearance space.

' Specification of Letters lPatent. Pat-,@Hjd App., 23, jlgj;

Application led May 28, 1917. Serial No. 171,362.

driven through the fruit to core it, thef i paring mechanism then backing away, all of which operations are well known and common practice. ln the present instance, however, as the paring mechanism moves away, the apple or other fruit which has just been operated upon, remains impaled upon the coring device 15.` The operator has in the meanwhile placed another apple upon tbe next following fork 10, and the peeling` and coring operation above described is then repeated. Ilhe coring device 15 is of such length that there is room for only one average apple on that portion or `zone thereof `which projects beyond the knives 19. As the second apple is impaled upon the coring device 15, the lirst apple is forced into the Zone defined by the dividing knives 19 by Contact with the second apple which is being rotated by the paring mechanism.

Therefore `the first apple and the sleevelS,

being in frictional contact with the second apple, rotate withthe latter, and by the time that the second apple is completely cored, it has taken the place previously occupied on the coring device by the first apple, and the said iirst apple has been driven completely across the dividing knives, the separated sections flying od' by centrifugal force.` lt is of course, obvious that any desired number of blades l19, may l beemployed. The complete dividing occurs at a point at which the device can be gaged, to carry the severed sections of the fruit down to a container or carrier, without mixing with the peels, cores, or other refuse. By providing the blades 19 with the curved inner edges 20, ample clearance is provided `to allow pieces of soft core, or `of apple Vwhich may adhere tothe first apple, tobe thrown free of the corlng devicel, and to prevent clogging or breaking of the followine.1 fruit.

Having thus explained the nature` of the invention, and describedan operative mane ner of constructing and using the saine,

although Without Vattempting to set forth all of the forms iny which it may be made,

or all of the forinsofits'f-use, the following f is claimed tl Y l. An improvementpin "automatic" fruit paringy andV coring machines, comprising a nonlrotatabl'e'impalement coring device having a coring zone of suflicientlfengthto sup port an apple during the coring operation and also having a 'cutting y.zone in prolongation ofA the-.coring zone, and a cutter rotatably/mounted on the lcoring'device back of the Vcutting Zone, said cutter 'having radial blades .substantially `co-feXtensive with .said

cuttingszone', vrotation of `.the cutter-being effectedy l'iyrotative power. appliedto the fruit Whileon.' ther coring device.

:Qui/ln .improvement fin 'automatic fruit paring andfcoringinachines, `comp-rising a non-rotatable impalement coringfdevicehaving a cori'ngfrzoneof 'sufficient length to support an' apple during'the'coring'operation and alrsovhaving` acutting zonefinfproloi'igation ofthe coringr zone,-1'and a cutter-rotatably mountedonthe cor-ing devicefback ofthe l cutting"zone,fsaid1cutterhaving-radialblades s",u bstantiallyi coeXtensive with A'said I cutting Zone,v saidyplates'fhaving inner `concaved edgesshaped to provide clearance for' material'Which-may adhere to -thef coring device.

Ani'inprovement rin automatic -fruit paring `and, coring' machines comprising a l non-rotatable'shaftylan imp'aleme'ntcoring longationof the coring zone, 'and a cutter yrotatably :mounted E onl the shaft back 'of the Ycoringfzone, saidx cutter havingl radial blades substantially'*coextensive with said lcutting y zon`e,lrotationg ofthe' cutter' beingy effected f byfrotative p'ovv'er'applied to the-fruit While on thel coring device. Y

:2 4:- An improvement' in automaticfruit paringfa'ndcoring machines comprising a nonL-rotatablelsha'ft, "an impalenient coring device rigidlyf'attached'to'saidfshaft and having aeoringzone of suflicient'length to support antapple during'the' coring 'operaf f tiona'nd falso having a cutting Zone inl prolongatlon ofthe coring zone, 'asleevefrotatablymountedon said shaft back of the cutting Zone5jand radially disposed bladesA carried by "said" sleevel and `-overhanging 4the t cutting Zone',"s aid' 'bladesbeing substantially rotative `powerV ap coeiitensive` with said cutting Zone, rotation ofssaidV sleevea'nd blades `being effected. by

Y "plied to the fruit vvhile on vthe coring device. Y

fnwimproveinent' in fautoniaticf fruit `paring and coringv :machines comprisi'noa n'onjrotatable shaftl4 an impalement coring 'devicev rigidly." attached to said' sliaft `and having acoring' Zone' of jsuiiicient length to support an apple during the coring operation and also having a cutting zone iii pro- "longation ofthe coring-Zone, a sleeve rotavtably mounted yon said shaft back of the cutting zone, and' 'radially disposed blades carriedby said sleeve and overhangiiig the cutting Zone, said blades being substantially coextensive with said cutting Zone, rotation of said sleeve and blades being effected by rotative power appliedto the fruit While on the'co'ring device, Vsaid blades being provided withconcaved inner edges shaped to provide clearance "for .material which may adhereto `thev coring device.

6; An J improvement in vautomatic `fruit paringkand coringuniachines comprising a non-rotatable shaft, an iiiipalenient curing devicelrigidly attached to said shaft and having acoring zone of sufficient length to support anlapple during-the coring operation 'andA also having acutting zone in prolongation of the coring' zone; a sleeverotatably'mounted oiisaidshaft back of the cutting -zone,'radiallyl disposed blades carried by said; sleeve i and overhanging the cutting Zone, s aid bladesy being substantially coextensive'- ivithvsaid cutting Zone,4 rotation of said ysleeve I and .f blades i being eli'ected by rotative p ovver appliedvtoithe fruit'while on 'the' coring device,-'=said 'bladescb'eing lprov'idediv'ith\ -eoncavedl 'inner edges shaped to provide clearance'for material which' may adhere to the`coring device,y the :inner edges of the overhangi-ng-portions'of said blades being cencaved.

'f 7LAirifiniprovenientffim automatic fruit paring and coring machines comprising a non-rotatable shaft, an impalement -coriiig device' rigidily attached to vsaidfshaft and having a cori'ng zone of' suliicient length to support an apple duringlthe coriiigfoperation'and also having acuttingzone in prolongation ofthe Cornigzone, a cutter rotatablymounted on'the shaft bach-of the coring zone-saidicutterhaving radial blades substantially coextensive with said cutting zoiie;-rotatioii' offthe cutter being effected by rotative power applied to the fruit While on the coring d'evice51`and 'means carried by said shaft- `for resisting; the end 'thrust -upon thel cutter.

8. An improvement" inV automatic lfruit paring'and coring2 machines comprising a non-rotatable shaft, an impalement coring device'rigidlyattached to said shaft land having a cori'ng zone ofsufficient' length to support an apple duringthe coring' operationand also having avcutting-zone in prolongation of 'the' coring zone; and a cutter rotatably mounted on the shaft back A'of' the coring zone,said cutter having' radial blades substantiallycoeXtensive ivith said' cutting z0iie,y rotation 'of the cutter vbeing effected by rotative power applied tothe fruit While onthecoringdevi-ce, a thrust 'cone'carried by the shaft, and a bearing flange carried by the cutter and cooperating .with said thrust cone to resist the endthru'ston the cutter.

9. An improvement in automatic fruit paring and coring machines comprising a non-rotatable shaft, an impalement eorlng device rigidly attached to said shaft and having a coring zone of sutlicient length to support an apple during the coring operation and also having a cutting zone in prolongation of the coring zone, a cutter rotatably mounted on the shaft back of the coring zone, said cutter having radial blades substantially coextensive with said cutting zone, rotation of the cutter being effected by rotative power applied to the fruit while 011 the coring device, a thrust cone carried by said shaft, a bearing flange carried by the cutter and having a curved peripheral flange, and antifriction balls interposed between said cone and said flange.

10. An improvement in automatic fruit paring and coring machines, comprising a non-rotatable impalement coring device having a coring zone of suiicient length to support an apple during the eoring operation and also having a cutting zone in prolongation of the coring zone, and a cutter rotatably mounted on the coring device back of the cutting zone, said cutter having radial blades substantially coextensive with said cutting zone, and a paring mechanism having means for rotating the fruit units during the paring operation and for maintaining a rictional Contact between the fruit unit being pared and a previously pared fruit unit upon said coring device. In testimony whereoic I have hereunto se my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

' HARRY A NELON.

Witnesses:

P. B. PEYTON, J. E. BRADLEY..

teniet at thm patent may he @bummed tor uve ecrite each, by aelreaim the eommsaloner or Patente,

Washington, 1D. G. 

